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Mid East & Africa
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ShowMax launches new SVOD service for Kenya
Naspers-owned South Africa-based ShowMax has launched a mobile-focused subscription video-on-demand service in Kenya. The video-on-demand…
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StarTimes launches pay TV service in Ghana
Chinese pay TV operator StarTimes has launched a service in Ghana, offering a range of…
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Intelsat 36 enters service
Intelsat’s latest satellite Intelsat 36 has entered service, providing additional DTH capacity for leading African…
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Trace launches two new music channels via Zuku in East Africa
Youth media brand Trace has partnered with Wanachi-group owned Zuku to distribute the Trace Mziki and…
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New Digitürk CEO named
Yousef Al-Obaidly has been named as the new CEO of Digitürk following the Turkish pay…
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SES teams up with CCNL to train installers for Nigerian switchover
Satellite operator SES has teamed up with Cable Channels Nigeria Ltd (CCNL) to train satellite…
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Afrostream taps Wiztivi for SVOD service
Francophone African subscription video-on-demand provider Afrostream has tapped user interface specialist Wiztivi to help it…
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Canal+ faces €300m cost cuts, international subs surpass domestic
French pay TV operator Canal+ continued to lose domestic subscribers during the first half, with…
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Trace launches three new music channels for Africa
Modern Times Group-owned youth music and lifestyle broadcaster Trace has unveiled plans to launch three…
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South African minister faces grilling over SABC crisis
South African communications minister Faith Muthambi is to face parliamentarians today amid criticism of her…
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BeIN Media signs Olympics deal with IOC
Middle East free and pay TV broadcaster BeIN Media Group has formalised its deal with…
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Yahlive extends BBC World Service contract
Abu Dhabi-based SES and Yahsat satellite joint venture Yahlive has renewed and extended its partnership…
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Econet launches free-to-air sports channel in Kenya
Kenya-based Econet Media has launched a free-to-air sports channels that will offer coverage of English…
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BBC now reaches 111 million people in Africa
The BBC now reaches 111 million people per week across all media platforms in Africa,…
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MBC migrating services to Arabsat
Middle East broadcaster MBC Group is transferring its channels to the Arabsat satellite platform through…
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MEA pay TV subscriptions to increase by 67%
Pay TV subscriptions in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) will increase by 67% between…
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DreamWorks channel launches in MENA via beIN
The DreamWorks channel is due to launch in Arabic on the beIN platform in the…
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AMC and beIN to launch five channels in MENA
AMC Networks International (AMCNI) has partnered with operator beIN to launch five channels in the…
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Report: Al Jazeera plans US streaming move
Al Jazeera Media Network is reportedly planning to make its English-language international news channel available…
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SABC boss resigns, criticises ‘corrosive’ broadcaster
The acting head of the SABC, Jimi Matthews, has resigned, saying there is a “corrosive…
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UGC platform ALTV.com available in MENA
Ireland-based ALTV.com, the Dublin-based user-generated content streaming service backed by Irish-American media entrepreneur David McCourt…
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SES claims 2.81m TV home reach in Nigeria
Satellite provider SES claims that is now reaches 2.81 million of a total 33.9 million…
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InfraMed invests in Eutelsat’s Broadband for Africa scheme
Investment vehicle InfraMed has struck a deal with Eutelsat to become a 21% stakeholder in…
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Trace buys African SVOD service Buni.tv
Trace has acquired African subscription video-on-demand service Buni.tv as it gears up to launch its…
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Former Ono, Wananchi CEO Richard Alden arrested for murder
Richard Alden, the former CEO of Spanish cable operator Ono and more recently CEO of…
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TMSF completes sale of Digitürk to BeIN Media Group
Turkey’s Saving Deposit Insurance Fund (TMSF) has completed the sale of pay TV operation Digitürk…
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New Dublin-based user-generated content platform launches in MENA
Irish American media and telecoms entrepreneur David McCourt has launched a user-generated video service aimed…
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SES extends capacity deal with K-Net
Satellite operator SES has signed a multi-year renewal contract with Ghana-based communications technology provider, K-NET….
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Icflix agrees media player deal with WeTek
Middle East and North African over-the-top video service Icflix has signed a deal with media player…
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EBU deal with Eutelsat extends African coverage
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has signed a new capacity agreement with Eutelsat whereby it…